Item
Discovering You Have COVID19
Title (Dublin Core)
Discovering You Have COVID19
Description (Dublin Core)
It was September of 2020, and I was babysitting at the time. The kids I was babysitting for were sick, but I did not think much of it, babies are sick all the time right? So, I continue going to work throughout the week. I am changing the diaper of the child, and may I add that this is a dirty, poopy diaper. I am thinking in my head, "Wow it is kind of crazy that this does not smell bad, it ALWAYS does." Suddenly it clicks in my head, I cannot smell. I go smell a candle, smells like nothing, an onion, nothing, perfume, nothing, and I am instantly in a panic. I am then wondering if I can taste anything, I try every food in the pantry, again... nothing. I immediately tell the mom I babysit for (she works from home), and she tries smelling her candle, and she smells nothing either. We go together and get tested, and we all had COVID19. We all ended up being okay and quarantine for 10 days, so its okay to laugh at the situation now. That was my most memorable moment of COVID19.
Date (Dublin Core)
September 20, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
self
Type (Dublin Core)
text story
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Conflict
English
Health & Wellness
English
Labor
English
Home & Family Life
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
COVID-19
dirty diaper
no smell
no taste
personal experience
positive test
panic
shock
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
COVID-19
dirty diaper
no smell
no taste
personal experience
positive test
panic
shock
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
03/01/2022
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
03/09/2022
05/25/2023
Date Created (Dublin Core)
03/01/2022
Item sets
This item was submitted on March 1, 2022 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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